Maison Millet was a highly regarded furniture firm that was described as producing "meuble et bronze d'art, genre ancient et modern" (furniture and bronze art, ancient and modern styles). The company won several awards in a series of exhibitions in London and Paris, such as the gold medal in the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle, a Grand Prix in 1900 and three further diplomes d'honneur and four médailles d'or for the furniture they produced. The firm specialized in the Louis XV and XVI styles, though they were acclaimed by their contemporaries for working in their own modern style. In March 1902, the firm was authorized by the Palace of Versailles to replicate Marie-Antoinette's celebrated Grand cabinet à bijoux.